US20120196488A1 - Rj connector transmitting electrical and optical signals - Google Patents
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
- H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
- H01R24/64—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
- G02B6/3817—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres containing optical and electrical conductors
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3853—Lens inside the ferrule
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
- G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
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- the present invention relates to a RJ connector, and more particularly to a RJ connector incorporated with optical couplers in which optical signals can be transmitted to and from.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a RJ connector incorporated with an optical unit for transmitting optical signals.
- a RJ connector made in accordance with the present invention includes a plug body with a base section and a plurality of conductive contacts received in the base section.
- the base section defines a front mating face and a rear cavity.
- a latch with a lead-in is formed on the top face to interlocking with a mating RJ socket connector.
- the RJ connector further defines an optical fiber module which is incorporated with the latch adjacent to the lead-in and has a coupling interface at a front face of the latch.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a RJ connector according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the RJ connector shown in
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 2 , but viewed from another aspect
- FIG. 4 is an partly exploded perspective view of the RJ connector.
- the RJ connector 100 is designed for transmission electrical signal and has a latch 131 which is intended to interlock with a recess defined in a modular jack, such as RJ 45, RJ11 which is widely known to skilled in this field, and not detailed description is given.
- said optical fiber module 5 is disposed and integrated in the latch 131 .
- the optical module can be arranged at other proper positions of the RJ connector according to field requirement.
- the RJ connector made according to the present invention can be operated with the following mode, 1) pure electrical; 2) pure optical; and 3) hybrid, i.e. signals transmitted both through optical and electrical.
- the RJ connector includes a plug body 1 a with a base section 1 , a plurality of contacts 2 and the optical module 5 , and a cable 4 connecting with the plug body 1 a.
- said the base section 1 defines a front face 11 and a rear face 12 , a top face 13 and a bottom face 14 .
- the front face 11 functioning as a mating face is designed for interconnecting with a RJ socket (not shown).
- a receiving cavity 121 is provided and runs through the rear face 12 of the base section 1 .
- the latch 131 with a lead-in is formed on the top face 13 for interlocking with the RJ socket when it is received therein and which defines a protrusion section 132 protruding from the front face 11 , said the protrusion section 132 is disposed for enlarging a root of the latch 131 to base section 1 .
- the base section 1 defines a plurality of passageways 141 running through the front face and the bottom face 14 to receive the conductive contacts 2 .
- the protrusion section 132 defines a receiving groove 1321 running through a front face 1320 thereof and two positioning holes 1322 at opposite ends of the receiving groove 1321 , which are constructed for accommodating an inserted module 3 loaded with said optical module 5 .
- the inserted module 3 is sized to be snugly inserted into the receiving cavity 121 and defines a plurality of first through hole 31 running through a front and rear faces thereof.
- the optical module 5 with two lenses 52 at a front face thereof and two second through holes 51 extend through a rear face 50 thereof is located at a top face 30 of the inserted module 3 .
- a pair of arms 33 extends rearwards from two opposite ends of the rear face 34 of the inserted module 3 .
- the cable 4 include a plurality of electric core wires 41 and two optical fibers 42 , which are inserted in the first and second receiving holes 31 , 51 so that the cables 4 are located in the inserted module 3 as shown in FIG. 4 and then the inserted module 3 is inserted in the receiving cavity 121 , thereby electric core wires 41 connecting with the conductive contact 2 and the optical fibers 42 being aligned with and coupling with the lenses 52 .
- a plurality of separating ribs 311 are disposed between every two first through holes 31 to assist supporting electric core wires 41 and two vertical interference ribs 32 is defined at two opposite side of the inserted module 3 , which will achieve a good retention between the inserting section and base section.
- RJ connector assembly 100 An assembling of RJ connector assembly 100 is described as followed. Firstly, the electric core wires 41 and optical fibers 42 are inserted in receiving holes 31 , 51 of the inserted module 3 respectively, said the optical fibers 42 are coupling with the optical lenses 52 for transmitting optical signals. Secondly, the inserted module 3 is inserted in the receiving cavity 121 and then the optical module 5 is assembled to the receiving groove 1321 of the protrusion section 132 , said the receiving groove 1321 also can be arranged on any other places of the base section 1 . Finally, the conductive contacts 2 are received in passageways 141 of the base section and the contacts 2 are connecting with the electric core wires 41 for transmitting electric signals.
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Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a RJ connector, and more particularly to a RJ connector incorporated with optical couplers in which optical signals can be transmitted to and from.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Nowadays, RJ connectors have been widely used for transmitting data, specially within interne and intranet. However, because the data rate become faster and faster, and the volume transmitted become larger and larger, the existing bandwidth of existing RJ connector is not enough. As such, optical fiber has been introduced in different sectors. As a result, how to incorporate a pair of optical fiber into an existing RJ connector which not altering its existing interface, is really a challenge of the industry.
- Hence, a RJ connector used for transmitting both electrical and optical signals is desired to overcome the above problems.
- Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a RJ connector incorporated with an optical unit for transmitting optical signals.
- To achieve the above object, a RJ connector made in accordance with the present invention includes a plug body with a base section and a plurality of conductive contacts received in the base section. The base section defines a front mating face and a rear cavity. A latch with a lead-in is formed on the top face to interlocking with a mating RJ socket connector. The RJ connector further defines an optical fiber module which is incorporated with the latch adjacent to the lead-in and has a coupling interface at a front face of the latch.
- Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a RJ connector according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the RJ connector shown in -
FIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is similar toFIG. 2 , but viewed from another aspect; and -
FIG. 4 is an partly exploded perspective view of the RJ connector. - In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without such specific details.
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FIG. 1 , aRJ connector 100 made in accordance with anoptical module 5 to increase data transfer through optical transmission is illustrated. TheRJ connector 100 is designed for transmission electrical signal and has alatch 131 which is intended to interlock with a recess defined in a modular jack, such as RJ 45, RJ11 which is widely known to skilled in this field, and not detailed description is given. According to an embodiment of the present invention, saidoptical fiber module 5 is disposed and integrated in thelatch 131. Alternatively, the optical module can be arranged at other proper positions of the RJ connector according to field requirement. The RJ connector made according to the present invention can be operated with the following mode, 1) pure electrical; 2) pure optical; and 3) hybrid, i.e. signals transmitted both through optical and electrical. The RJ connector includes a plug body 1 a with abase section 1, a plurality ofcontacts 2 and theoptical module 5, and acable 4 connecting with the plug body 1 a. - Referring to
FIGS. 2-3 , said thebase section 1 defines afront face 11 and arear face 12, atop face 13 and abottom face 14. Thefront face 11 functioning as a mating face is designed for interconnecting with a RJ socket (not shown). Areceiving cavity 121 is provided and runs through therear face 12 of thebase section 1. Thelatch 131 with a lead-in is formed on thetop face 13 for interlocking with the RJ socket when it is received therein and which defines aprotrusion section 132 protruding from thefront face 11, said theprotrusion section 132 is disposed for enlarging a root of thelatch 131 tobase section 1. Opposite to thelatch 131, thebase section 1 defines a plurality ofpassageways 141 running through the front face and thebottom face 14 to receive theconductive contacts 2. - The
protrusion section 132 defines a receivinggroove 1321 running through afront face 1320 thereof and twopositioning holes 1322 at opposite ends of thereceiving groove 1321, which are constructed for accommodating an insertedmodule 3 loaded with saidoptical module 5. - The inserted
module 3 is sized to be snugly inserted into thereceiving cavity 121 and defines a plurality of first throughhole 31 running through a front and rear faces thereof. Theoptical module 5 with twolenses 52 at a front face thereof and two second throughholes 51 extend through arear face 50 thereof is located at atop face 30 of the insertedmodule 3. A pair ofarms 33 extends rearwards from two opposite ends of therear face 34 of the insertedmodule 3. - The
cable 4 include a plurality ofelectric core wires 41 and twooptical fibers 42, which are inserted in the first andsecond receiving holes cables 4 are located in the insertedmodule 3 as shown inFIG. 4 and then the insertedmodule 3 is inserted in thereceiving cavity 121, therebyelectric core wires 41 connecting with theconductive contact 2 and theoptical fibers 42 being aligned with and coupling with thelenses 52. A plurality of separatingribs 311 are disposed between every two first throughholes 31 to assist supportingelectric core wires 41 and twovertical interference ribs 32 is defined at two opposite side of the insertedmodule 3, which will achieve a good retention between the inserting section and base section. - An assembling of
RJ connector assembly 100 is described as followed. Firstly, theelectric core wires 41 andoptical fibers 42 are inserted in receivingholes module 3 respectively, said theoptical fibers 42 are coupling with theoptical lenses 52 for transmitting optical signals. Secondly, the insertedmodule 3 is inserted in thereceiving cavity 121 and then theoptical module 5 is assembled to the receivinggroove 1321 of theprotrusion section 132, said the receivinggroove 1321 also can be arranged on any other places of thebase section 1. Finally, theconductive contacts 2 are received inpassageways 141 of the base section and thecontacts 2 are connecting with theelectric core wires 41 for transmitting electric signals. - While a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention has been shown and described, equivalent modifications and changes known to persons skilled in the art according to the spirit of the present invention are considered within the scope of the present invention as described in the appended claims.
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